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  • E-ISSN 2288-3339

Study on the Sasang Constitutional Difference between Married Men & Women

Journal of Korean Medicine / Journal of Korean Medicine, (P)1010-0695; (E)2288-3339
2009, v.30 no.4, pp.59-63


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Abstract

Objective:This study examined the distribution of married couples’ Sasang constitutions. Method:This study was researched clinically using medical records of 206 married couples who visited the Kyung Hee University East-West neo medical center in Seoul between May of 2006 and June of 2008. Results: 1.When a man is So-yangin, his wife’s Sasang constitutional type is So-yangin 7.7%, Tae-eumin 53.8%, So-eumin 38.5%. A Tae-eumin wife is significantly more common than the other two groups. 2.When a man is Tae-eumin, his wife’s Sasang constitutional type is Tae-yangin 0.9%, So-yangin 53.9%, Tae-eumin 8.7%, So-eumin 36.5%. Proportion of So-yangin wife is significantly higher than the other three groups. 3.When a man is So-eumin, his wife’s Sasang constitutional type is So-yangin 61.5%, Tae-eumin 29.2%, So-eumin 9.2%. A So-yangin wife is found at a significantly higher rate than the other two groups. Conclusion:A So-yangin man is most likely to marry a Tae-eumin woman. A Tae-eumin man is most likely to marry a So-yangin woman. A So-eumin man is most likely to marry a So-yangin woman.

keywords
Marriage, Sasang constitutional medicine, yin-yang


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